"Today, a few teams at Meta are making changes to ensure resources are aligned with their long-term strategic goals and location strategy," said a Meta spokesperson in an emailed statement. "This includes moving some teams to different locations, and moving some employees to different roles. In situations like this when a role is eliminated, we work hard to find other opportunities for impacted employees."
One former impacted by Wednesday's layoff tells TechCrunch that more than a dozen people on their team were laid off on Wednesday via video calls. Some employees laid off on Wednesday received six weeks of severance pay, according to the former Meta employee. (The employee spoke to TechCrunch on the condition of anonymity because of the sensitive matter.)
In recent years, Meta has laid off a large amount of its workforce to rightsize the company following aggressive pandemic hiring. In 2022, Meta laid off roughly 13% of its workforce, or 11,000 employees, for which CEO Mark Zuckerberg personally took responsibility. In 2023, Meta laid off another 10,000 employees and withdrew 5,000 open roles it had yet to fill.
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